At a minimum, there should be 30 days before an intelligent thoughtful discussion, pros and cons.
John Kennedy
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John Neely Kennedy is an American attorney and politician currently serving as the junior United States senator from Louisiana, a position he has held since January 3, 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Kennedy has focused on issues such as government spending and fiscal responsibility during his time in office. He is known for his straightforward communication style and has made headlines for his remarks on various national issues. Prior to his election to the Senate, Kennedy served as the Louisiana State Treasurer from 2000 to 2017, where he was responsible for managing the state's finances and investments.
We choose to go to the Moon. We choose to go to the Moon. We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the things not because they're easy but because they're hard.
If we succeed in putting an astronaut on the Moon by the end of the decade, it will not be that astronaut who went. It will in fact be all of us in America.
However, over the years RFRA has morphed from a shield of protection to a sword of infringement.
Right now the Trump Administration is fighting to make it easier for women to be denied critical contraceptive coverage on the basis of an employer's religious and moral beliefs.
This legislation does not live up to the ideals of our great Nation's Constitution. And we need to stand up for people of faith who are under attack in America today.
Earlier this year the Administration granted a request from South Carolina to use RFRA to waive non-discrimination requirements for State contracted child welfare agencies.
I hope all of us here can agree that while religious liberty remains a fundamental value, it cannot and should not be used as a weapon to cause harm to others, but rather as a shield to protect the civil rights of people of all faiths, not…
I am here today to urge opposition to this legislation because I am convinced it would eviscerate one of the most important and widely regarded laws that has ever been passed by the Congress, and that is the Religious Freedom Restoration…
House Republicans will also continue our steadfast support for the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and will fight any attempts to diminish or weaken the law which has served our country well for over 25 years.
The Supreme Court's 2014 ruling in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby opened the doors for these flood gates even further.
The 1993 Religious Freedom Restoration Act received overwhelming support also from more than 60 national religious and civil liberties organizations from across the philosophical and political spectrum.
I thank the Chairman for holding this important hearing and for his decades of leadership on this issue and so many issues with regards to our civil rights.
If civil liberties and legal rights exist only in the absence of a neighbor's religious objection, then they are not rights, but empty promises.
For so many reasons we know, religious liberty is often referred to as our First Freedom.
But there is a difference between exercising religious beliefs and imposing them on others.
I stand with all House Republicans and any Democrats willing to put aside politics in the best interest of the people to defend religious freedom and the rights of religious minorities to worship freely.
I commend my colleague, Jan Schakowsky, who has been a champion for consumers throughout her career.
I want to know if you agree and, if so, would you consider taking action on this matter in the immediate future?
I think one of the rubs that you are hearing is I don't understand how users then own that data.
So can advertisers, either directly or indirectly, get access to or use the metadata that Facebook collects in order to more specifically target ads?





